Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version)

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

65 SONGS • 2 HOURS AND 16 MINUTES • AUG 05 2014

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Gawain, Act I: The Green Knight Rides Off (1994 Revised Version)

Elgar Howarth & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

00:39

19

Gawain, Act I: The Court's Reaction. It's Nothing (1994 Revised Version)

Richard Greager, John Tomlinson, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Penelope Walmsley-Clark, Marie Angel, Anne Howells & Elgar Howarth

01:49

20

Gawain, Act I: Prophesies & Threats. Now That You've Seen Its Face (1994 Revised Version)

Marie Angel, Anne Howells, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Richard Greager & Elgar Howarth

01:51

21

Gawain, Act I: Tableau Ia. Winter. Day (1994 Revised Version)

Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House & Elgar Howarth

00:53

22

Gawain, Act I: Tableau Ib. Winter. Night. Here Is Your Second Birth (1994 Revised Version)

John Marsden, Alan Ewing, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Kevin Smith, Richard Greager, Penelope Walmsley-Clark, Omar Ebrahim, Marie Angel, Royal Opera Chorus & Elgar Howarth

01:12

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Gawain, Act I: Tableau IIa. Spring. Day (1994 Revised Version)

Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House & Elgar Howarth

00:53

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Gawain, Act I: Tableau IIb. Spring. Night. Here Is Your Second Skin (1994 Revised Version)

John Marsden, Alan Ewing, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Kevin Smith, Richard Greager, Penelope Walmsley-Clark, Omar Ebrahim, Marie Angel, Royal Opera Chorus & Elgar Howarth

01:11

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Gawain, Act I: Tableau IIIa. Summer. Day (1994 Revised Version)

Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House & Elgar Howarth

00:56

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Gawain, Act I: Tableau IIIb. Summer. Night. Here Is Your Second Flesh (1994 Revised Version)

John Marsden, Alan Ewing, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Kevin Smith, Richard Greager, Penelope Walmsley-Clark, Omar Ebrahim, Marie Angel, Royal Opera Chorus & Elgar Howarth

01:10

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Gawain, Act I: Tableau IVa. Autumn. Day (1994 Revised Version)

Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House & Elgar Howarth

00:54

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Gawain, Act I: Tableau IVb. Autumn. Night. Here Is Your Second Arm (1994 Revised Version)

John Marsden, Alan Ewing, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Kevin Smith, Richard Greager, Penelope Walmsley-Clark, Omar Ebrahim, Marie Angel, Royal Opera Chorus & Elgar Howarth

01:11

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Gawain, Act I: Tableau Va. Winter II. Day (1994 Revised Version)

Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House & Elgar Howarth

00:54

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Gawain, Act I: Tableau Vb. Winter II. Night. Here Is Your Badge of Steel (1994 Revised Version)

John Marsden, Alan Ewing, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Kevin Smith, Richard Greager, Penelope Walmsley-Clark, Omar Ebrahim & Elgar Howarth

01:09

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Gawain, Act I: Tableau Vc. Winter II. Coda. Now with a Single Step (1994 Revised Version)

Marie Angel, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House & Elgar Howarth

00:47

32

Gawain, Act II: Morgan le Fay's Prediction. Now with a Single Step (1994 Revised Version)

Marie Angel, Francois Le Roux, Elgar Howarth & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

05:20

33

Gawain, Act II: The Journey (1994 Revised Version)

Elgar Howarth & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

01:32

34

Gawain, Act II: A Glimpse. Soon What You Most Love (1994 Revised Version)

John Tomlinson, Anne Howells, Elgar Howarth & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

00:15

35

Gawain, Act II: The Journey Continues. A Single Step (1994 Revised Version)

Marie Angel, Francois Le Roux, Elgar Howarth & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

01:34

36

Gawain, Act II A Glimpse of the Future. Soon... What You Want, You'll Have (1994 Revised Version)

Anne Howells, John Tomlinson, Elgar Howarth & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

00:12

37

Gawain, Act II: The Journey Continues. A Day, Another Day, a Week of Days (1994 Revised Version)

Marie Angel, Francois Le Roux, Elgar Howarth & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

01:36

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Gawain, Act II: A Glimpse of the Future. Soon You'll See Its Face (1994 Revised Version)

Anne Howells, John Tomlinson, Elgar Howarth & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

00:12

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Gawain, Act II: The Journey Continues. Another Mile, Another Day, Another Week (1994 Revised Version)

Marie Angel, Francois Le Roux, Elgar Howarth & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

01:53

40

Gawain, Act II: A Glimpse of the Future. This Is the Hour of Vanity or Choice (1994 Revised Version)

Anne Howells, John Tomlinson, Elgar Howarth & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

00:12

41

Gawain, Act II: The Journey Continues. Mile After Mile, Day After Day, Week After Week (1994 Revised Version)

Marie Angel, John Tomlinson, Anne Howells, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House & Elgar Howarth

02:13

42

Gawain, Act II: Castle de Hautdesert. Welcome, Welcome, Welcome (1994 Revised Version)

John Tomlinson, Anne Howells, Marie Angel, Francois Le Roux, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House & Elgar Howarth

01:18

43

Gawain, Act II: Dance Aria. Now We Shall Learn (1994 Revised Version)

Anne Howells, Marie Angel, John Tomlinson, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House & Elgar Howarth

01:51

44

Gawain, Act II: Bertilak de Hautdesert's Welcome & Gawain's Foreboding. My Food, My Wine, My Hearth (1994 Revised Version)

John Tomlinson, Marie Angel, Francois Le Roux, Anne Howells, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House & Elgar Howarth

03:52

45

Gawain, Act II: The First Lullaby. Lie Down Without Fear of the Dark (1994 Revised Version)

Marie Angel, Francois Le Roux, Elgar Howarth & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

02:32

46

Gawain, Act II: The First Hunt & Temptation. The Door Was Unlocked (1994 Revised Version)

Anne Howells, Francois Le Roux, Elgar Howarth & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

04:26

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Gawain, Act II: An Aside from Morgan le Fay. A Gift He Must Not Refuse (1994 Revised Version)

Marie Angel, Elgar Howarth & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

00:31

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Gawain, Act II: Bertilak de Hautdesert's Return. Who's There? (1994 Revised Version)

Francois Le Roux, Marie Angel, John Tomlinson, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House & Elgar Howarth

01:30

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Gawain, Act II: The Second Lullaby. Lie Down Without Fear of the Dark (1994 Revised Version)

Marie Angel, Francois Le Roux, Elgar Howarth & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

02:24

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Gawain, Act II: The Second Hunt & Temptation. Are You Gawain? (1994 Revised Version)

Anne Howells, Francois Le Roux, Elgar Howarth & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

03:19

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Gawain, Act II: An aside from Morgan le Fay. A Word He Must Not Hear (1994 Revised Version)

Marie Angel, Francois Le Roux, Elgar Howarth & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

00:43

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Gawain, Act II: Bertilak de Hautdesert's Return. Here's Your Trophy (1994 Revised Version)

John Tomlinson, Francois Le Roux, Elgar Howarth & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

00:58

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Gawain, Act II: The Third Lullaby. Lie Down Without Fear of the Dark (1994 Revised Version)

Marie Angel, Francois Le Roux, Elgar Howarth & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

02:38

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Gawain, Act II: The Third Hunt & Temptation. Winter Sun on Melting Snow. It's Blinding (1994 Revised Version)

Anne Howells, Francois Le Roux, Marie Angel, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House & Elgar Howarth

05:28

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Gawain, Act II: An Aside from Morgan le Fay. Who's There? (1994 Revised Version)

Francois Le Roux, Marie Angel, Elgar Howarth & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

00:29

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Gawain, Act II: Bertilak de Hautdesert's Return. I Hunted All Day (1994 Revised Version)

John Tomlinson, Francois Le Roux, Elgar Howarth & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

01:07

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Gawain, Act II: Prophesies & Threats. Soon, the Moment That Waited for You (1994 Revised Version)

Marie Angel, Anne Howells, Francois Le Roux, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House & Elgar Howarth

03:44

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Gawain, Act II: The Green Chapel. Fear of Death (1994 Revised Version)

John Tomlinson, Francois Le Roux, Elgar Howarth & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

02:01

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Gawain, Act II: Gawain Faces Death. Now I Acquit Myself (1994 Revised Version)

Francois Le Roux, Marie Angel, John Tomlinson, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House & Elgar Howarth

02:51

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Gawain, Act II: Gawain's Reprieve. The First Blow (1994 Revised Version)

John Tomlinson, Francois Le Roux, Marie Angel, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House & Elgar Howarth

04:05

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Gawain, Act II: The Journey Back Begins (1994 Revised Version)

Elgar Howarth & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

00:29

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Gawain, Act II: The Court. Arthur, Join Us (1994 Revised Version)

Penelope Walmsley-Clark, Richard Greager, Omar Ebrahim, Marie Angel, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House & Elgar Howarth

04:32

63

Gawain, Act II: Gawain's Return. Gawain (1994 Revised Version)

Richard Greager, John Marsden, Alan Ewing, Omar Ebrahim, Francois Le Roux, Kevin Smith, Penelope Walmsley-Clark, Marie Angel, Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House & Elgar Howarth

03:36

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Gawain, Act II: Gawain's Epilogue. I Left This Place (1994 Revised Version)

Francois Le Roux, Elgar Howarth & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

02:27

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Gawain, Act II: Coda. Now, at the Year's Dead End (1994 Revised Version)

Marie Angel, Elgar Howarth & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

03:08

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